1957. Holland.
Lives and works in California.
Photographer and filmmaker. Ari Marcopoulos has worked as a
documentary photographer for over twenty years, always immersing
himself completely in the individuals, personalities, visionaries,
and scenes he has photographed. Marcopoulos came to New York
City in the early 1980s where he printed photographs for Andy
Warhol. His rarely published photographs of Jean-Michel Basquiat
and his attention to the growing hip-hop scene in New York City
(Fab 5 Freddy, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys) have made him as a popular
artist. In addition, Marcopoulos has directed numerous short
films and exhibited his work worldwide.